The Following Questions Refer to the Poster Below

The following questions refer to the poster below.

Collection of the New-York Historical Society
-What role would the Dred Scott decision have had on the rise of events like the one described here?

A) It opened the door to violence by encouraging free-soilers and pro-slavery groups to attempt to settle the same territory.
B) It increased hostility towards slavery in the North by ruling that states could not legally ban slavery.
C) It divided the Democratic Party into Northern and Southern factions.
D) It led directly to the secession of the Lower South, who feared the loss of their political power.